Crewe Alexandra

vs

Colchester United

Preview

Crewe Alexandra

• Crewe Alexandra are unbeaten in their last 3 at home (W2, D1).
• Crewe Alexandra have conceded an average of 1.36 goals per home league match.
• Crewe boss Lee Bell is the master of the ‘academy system’ in England and his possession-based approach is built on the players which his club churns out on a regular basis.
• Crewe Alexandra come into this one off the back of a 3-1 home victory against Barrow, but they were beaten 1-0 away to Notts County last time out.
• Crewe have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five league games and Josh March’s recent goalscoring form (scoring 3 of their last 8 league goals) has provided a clinical edge to their play up top.

Colchester United

• Colchester United (8th, 42pts from 26 games) will travel to Crewe Alexandra (11th, 39pts from 27) in what promises to be a close mid-table League Two 2025-2026 contest this Saturday afternoon.
• Colchester boss Danny Cowley has made his side a real hard to beat outfit since taking over and he has done this by organising his players into compact blocks, making them a threat from set pieces and teaching them to transition quickly when winning the ball back.
• The visitors are in fine form after going unbeaten in their last 5 matches (W3, D2), with their most recent pair of games resulting in a 2-1 home win over Fleetwood Town and a gritty 1-0 away win at Bristol Rovers.

Head-to-Head

Key Players

• Kyreece Lisbie has been a constant goal threat for the U’s, netting ten times in 26 League Two appearances this season (G10).
• Emre Tezgel is the leading goal scorer for Crewe Alexandra this term, finding the net 8 times in 21 appearances (G8).

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